Not 100% sure if i am going to sell this just yet but i want to put it out there just to see what kind of response i will get. I have had this laptop since
August 2005.Purchased it through circuit city- with all the extras i spent about $2300. It is a Brand New (never used) Toshiba Satellite M65-S9063. here are all of the specs any questions are welcome:
(Bold items are upgrades i purchased)

Hard Drive: 120gb

Processor: Intel® Pentium® M Centrino™ 740 1.73 GHZ

Memory: 2048MB DDR2 800MHz SDRAM

Optical Drives: CD-ROM(24x:read), CD-R(24x:write), CDRW(4x:write), DVD-ROM(8x:read), DVD-R(8x:write), DVD-RW(2x:write), DVD+R(4x:write), DVD+R[Double Layer](8x:read/write),
DVD+RW(2.4x:write),DVDRAM(4x:write)

Cache: 2MB integrated on-die level 2

Graphics and Audio :
Screen: 17.0" WXGA TFT TruBrite (Resolution: 1440 x 900 pixels)

Graphics card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with128MB graphics memory
(?Mobile intel R 915gm/gms .910gml express?)
Audio card: Realtek ALC250 16-bit stereo software sound

Speakers: built-in harman/kardon Stereo Speakers
Connectivity & Interface

Networking: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g),
v92modem, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet Ports/Slots: 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter,
ExpressCard slot, microphone-in jack, USB2.0, FireWire/iLink, VGA out (Monitor), TV out, Ethernet Jack

Bluetooth RFCOM from toshiba
Battery [Life]: 8-cell Lithium ion [4.5hrs max]
Weight; 7.3 LBS

*uPgraded wireless card

ACCESORIES:

AC Adapter
Battery/reserve power
Software bunle including : Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition , Free Productivity, Internet & Graphics Software Bundle , and lots more
$100 Open&work laptop case

Warranty:
I HAVE A FULLY COVERED ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE PLAN WITH THIS SYSTEM- RAN ME A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT IF YOU SPILL COFFEE ON, DROP ON FLOOR, GET PISSED AND BREAK, GET WET, W/E TOSHIBA WILL FIX IT FOR FREE "NO QUESTIONS ASKED" I CAN SWITCH THIS WARRANTY TO ANYONES NAME ALL YOU NEED IS THE SERIAL NUMBER ETC...

6/14/2006 7:31:47 PM

intel graphics suck. dont bold that. the 128 mb is shared. that just makes slowdown worse in good games.

6/14/2006 7:33:18 PM

6/14/2006 7:33:37 PM

^^yeah- i don't know a whole lot about it concidering i don't really play to many games. I bold it because i spent extra money to upgrade to this- sorry

6/14/2006 7:34:40 PM

$500 cash in hand

6/14/2006 7:34:59 PM

appreciate the offer- but just to clarify: this is a brand new notebook, just shipped straight from the factory, i haven't even loaded up the OS and whatnot yet-

6/14/2006 7:36:44 PM

Quote :

"I have had this laptop since August 2005."

^

Quote :

"just shipped straight from the factory"

hmmm

6/14/2006 9:16:58 PM

Purchased in august- as i previously stated, i have full accidental coverage on this computer. I had a power surge last month and shipped it in to be fixed. They were unable to fix it cost efficiently so they replaced it with a BRAND NEW one.

I actually bought a used IBM notebook during the month it was in and don't really have the need for both. the IBM is much smaller and lighter and meats my needs more now.

hope this helps- sorry for the confusion

6/14/2006 9:31:26 PM

$505

6/14/2006 11:05:02 PM

BTTT

6/15/2006 12:45:29 AM

yea, a comparable dell runs about 700ish bucks fyi

6/15/2006 2:46:50 AM

^ Yeah when you're smoking crack.

Find a 17" Dell laptop w/ 2 gigs of RAM and 120GB HD for $700
Make sure it's got built-in WiFi & a DVD-burner too

good luck

6/15/2006 2:48:39 AM

$550

6/15/2006 3:03:10 AM

Do yourself a favor and find somewhere else to sell this laptop. You're not gonna get what it's worth on TWW/

6/15/2006 3:06:49 AM

Noen - yea, a comparable dell runs about 700ish bucks fyi

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SouthPaW12 - ^ Yeah when you're smoking crack.

Find a 17" Dell laptop w/ 2 gigs of RAM and 120GB HD for $700
Make sure it's got built-in WiFi & a DVD-burner too

good luck

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Default -

Really, if I had the money I would cop this. I used one of this laptops before, and I was so impressed with it that I now rate these laptops higher than those made by Dell - of course IBM makes the #1 laptop.

6/15/2006 8:23:10 AM

yeah, it really is a great laptop. thanx

6/15/2006 10:37:53 AM

Have you replaced the fan on yours yet?

The fans toshiba uses for these is a complete piece of shit. Mine died after ~15 months & from talking to the repair guy, that's all I could expect out of it.

Just be warned, you will probably have to replace the fan before long.

Pretty good laptop otherwise though.

[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 11:00 AM. Reason : ]

6/15/2006 10:59:14 AM

i guess i missed where he posted a price? or is this an auction?

6/15/2006 11:03:04 AM

^^no i haven't replaced the fan- as said i just had the entire thing replaced with a new one, but thanks for the heads up.

^no price posted- just taking offers for now and if i don't see anything i wanna jump on then i am gonna just wait it out.

6/15/2006 11:13:11 AM

Quote :

"^ Yeah when you're smoking crack. Find a 17" Dell laptop w/ 2 gigs of RAM and 120GB HD for $700 Make sure it's got built-in WiFi & a DVD-burner too good luck"

They are 949 new right now, with those upgrades aftermarket you will pay about 1100. Or you can wait for the next big coupon and get it for less. Several e1705's have sold on ebay with similar or better specs in th last couple of weeks for 7-850 bucks.

6/15/2006 11:35:04 AM

OK, you may be able to find a "comparable" computer but same or better specs. not gonna happen for that price

Quote :

"They are 949 new right now, with those upgrades aftermarket you will pay about 1100. "

they might be 949 new but ur not going to get the upgrades for $151 more. The majority of Dell notebooks only have 40gb hard drives so you HD upgrade would cost that

Quote :

"e1705's have sold on ebay with similar or better specs in th last couple of weeks for 7-850 bucks. "

so they are prolly used whereas this is brand new and secondly- do they a two year "Complete Accidental INsurance" package. I doubt it and to purchase one form dell it has to be a new PC (u can't insure and old one) and it will run you about $370 a year. Mine is already paid and covered for the next 2 years.

6/15/2006 11:50:13 AM

toshibas suck anyway, if ur gonna get a laptob IBM is the only way to go

6/15/2006 11:51:26 AM

Quote :

"the IBM is much smaller and lighter and meats my needs more now."

genious...obviously the computer doesn't have spell or grammar check



[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 11:54 AM. Reason : mwhahahaha MEETS, idiot!]

6/15/2006 11:53:29 AM

haha- yeah thanks-

NEON:

Here's the links for the dells you are talking about:

The first one is the $959 new w/ 1.66gh processor and 60 gb HD etc....

http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/entnb_e1705?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

And second- is with the upgrades that dell offers. It still won't offer everything that the toshiba will but with some ur lookin at minimum $1573

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&oc=E1705S1&s=dhs

6/15/2006 11:58:39 AM

you can catch a toshiba dual core processor laptop, near 1000 after instant rebate these days

6/15/2006 12:04:09 PM

yes you can for sure- i saw that one on their web site- still wouldn't spend less then $15oo with the accidental insurance on it.

i am not expecting to get $1000 for it though- hence you could get everything you would for $1500 and then some for a much lower price-

6/15/2006 12:06:41 PM

Quote :

"They were unable to fix it cost efficiently so they replaced it with a BRAND NEW one. "

No they didn't. They sent you a refurbished one. No company ships out RMAs from manufacturing. Items that cannot be repaired quickly get shipped to a factory where said items are repaired to pass all QA tests that newly manufactured equipment are run through so they can warranty it as if it were new, but IT IS NOT NEW.

6/15/2006 12:22:44 PM

i'll give ya 700$

6/15/2006 12:25:27 PM

actually- if you want to research it, this is in fact a NEW notebook because when i sent it in for repair, this model was not yet discontinued. Toshiba's warranty states that if the pc is not repairable they will replace it with either : a NEW replacement of the same model or- if it is discontinued (they cannot replace with the same model) they will replace with the closest comparable machine they have available off the shelf. which also means that if this laptop were to kick the bucket next year sometime then the owner would get a new free upgrade-

why am i arguing the quality of this machine with people withough interest in it? if i wanted to discuss this shit i would have posted in tech talk. this is classifieds- so if anyone is interested i purchasing please shoot an offer or ask a questions based on interest in buying.

6/15/2006 12:30:14 PM

^^Thank you "ultrspank" for making an actual offer and not bullshiting about the nonsensical- TOP BID SO FAR

[Edited on June 15, 2006 at 12:31 PM. Reason : sorry for the double post]

6/15/2006 12:31:45 PM

^^

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/pdf_files/stdwar/pma500064012_web.pdf

Quote :

"During the Limited Warranty Period, Toshiba will, in its sole discretion, restore the Product to working order in accordance with factory specifications in effect at the time the Product was manufactured or replace the defective Product with a product that is at least equivalent to the original Product. Toshiba reserves the right to use reconditioned parts that are equivalent or superior to original factory specifications. Replacement parts are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for thirty (30) days or for the remainder of the Limited Warranty Period of the Product in which they are installed, whichever is longer. Parts or products replaced under this Limited Warranty shall become the property of Toshiba."

And by "reserves the right" they mean, if at all possible. EVERY electronics manufacturer does it this way.

6/15/2006 12:39:50 PM

120b drive is 125 bucks

2gb is 150 bucks. Including shipping.

You can sell the drive and memory it comes with on ebay for ~100. So forgive me, its about a 175 dollar upgrade.

And a Core Duo 1.66ghz is better than a 1.73 P-M, it gets better battery life, and is jus as powerful.

Dell coupon codes are out constantly that drop the e1705/9400 to below the 800 dollar level. Plus Dell's come with XP Media Center Edition instead of home.

The upgrade for accident coverage is about 120 bucks.

So, if this was not a refurb and is actually a new machine, it would be worth about 900 bucks. You will easily be able to get a grand or more for it on ebay, so you might as well take it there

6/15/2006 12:42:03 PM

That is assuming that someoen wants to piece the upgrades together themself and not through dell in which case it would be a lot cheaper. Thanks for the ebay input though- I just hate on selling stuff on ebay so figured i would start with TWW and Craigslist first.

6/15/2006 12:45:54 PM

$600

6/15/2006 2:48:13 PM

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Quote :

"i'll give ya 700$"

6/15/2006 2:52:53 PM

$701

6/16/2006 9:36:23 AM

Quote :

"and meats my needs"

6/16/2006 9:40:18 AM

I would suggest making a new thread, there are too many whiners in here. My brother is in the market for one, I think he would beat 700. Keep checking your inbox.

6/16/2006 9:52:52 AM

bttt

6/16/2006 4:14:38 PM

Actually I just bought a comparable dell for $480 off of ebay, with other fees it came to $523.

6/16/2006 7:13:13 PM

congrats---

6/16/2006 10:40:50 PM

$750

6/17/2006 2:42:17 AM

ok then- we are getting much closer now,

thanks for the interest

6/17/2006 3:20:35 AM

bttt

6/17/2006 9:35:57 PM

not trying to be a hater...but is there an explanation of why you purchased a $2300 computer 10 months ago, never used it, and just decided now to sell it?

6/18/2006 4:27:24 PM

^Yes, there's a story behind it, if you'll read.

6/18/2006 5:24:59 PM

my fault. i read most of the thread, but apparently i skippd over the important part of that post. so i gave the thread starter 2 free bumps

6/18/2006 8:06:48 PM

bttt-


c'mon guys- this is a steal for anything under $1200- Lets get some more offers or else i'm gonna have to ebay it

6/19/2006 12:32:59 AM

nobody should pay over 900 for this - 1200 is not a steal

6/19/2006 11:01:44 AM

not true- not even remotely...Look up the model on ebay and then calculate upgrades and figure it out.

anyways

bttt

6/23/2006 9:21:30 PM